Flooding on the Blue Earth River caused an abutment of the Rapidan Dam to partially fail on Monday morning, and it remains in "imminent failure condition ... and businesses near the dam around ...

The County Road 9 bridge near the destroyed Rapidan Dam was demolished with explosives on Wednesday. The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the dam and replace the bridge ...

Larson described what happened at the Rapidan Dam as an “avulsive failure.” The Blue Earth ... inspects a rock in a desolate area near the Blue Earth River that was affected by flooding ...

In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic failure when floodwaters tore ... Larson and others were near the dam Monday morning, doing another drone flight along the river.

Balancing on 24 wheels, this 65-foot grain elevator looked small when it was pulled across the Blue Earth River bridge at Rapidan Dam. (Photo Associates/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...